Juárez clown arrested on suspicion of raping stepdaughter

A Juárez street clown was arrested today, accused of raping his stepdaughter three years ago, the Chihuahua state attorney general's office said.

State investigators found Pedro Artega Velazquez, 53, juggling at the intersection of Division del Norte and Viaducto Diaz Ordaz in west Juárez. Artega's clown moniker was not available.

Last month, a court issued an arrest warrant for Artega accusing him of raping his then 14-year-old stepdaughter after the girl told her mother what occurred. Prosecutors said the girl has schizophrenia and epilepsy.